Debt Collection | Debt Collection News for 03/08/2010



What If You Can't Pay Taxes? - KITV.com
There is a wide array of options for those who can't pay all at once. Taxpayers who are unable to file their tax return by midnight April 15 also can ask for an automatic four-month extension. Any taxes owed, however, must be paid on time to avoid ...

Creatures For My Amusement: Debt Collector Harassment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect from you ...

Winn sets the bar for Navy Reserve recruiters
The walls in Lt. Todd Winn's office at Saufley Field are covered with awards and photos from his Navy career, which spans more than 20 years...

Has Debt Collector Portfolio Recovery Associates Left Prerecorded .
For more info on the use of auto-dialers and cell phones and your rights concerning fair debt collection practices, see the below article by Watts Law Group P.C. & M. Stan Herring P.C. Use Of An Auto-Dialer Against Our Cell Phones Is ...

Judge wants to jail those who don't pay court fines
A local judge has a message for anyone who owes court fines or fees: Pay up immediately or an officer will track you down and take you to jail...

Forgiven debt resurfaces at tax time (Fox News)
The IRS is one creditor you cannot ignore. If you receive a 1099-C in the mail for forgiven debt, you have to declare it as income...

New Laws Protect Distressed Consumers from Scam Artists - MortgageNewsDaily.com
I originally published this story on SuretyBonds.com , but feel the current environment justifies spreading the word. Consumer complaints about debt-assistance companies have spawned tougher new laws designed to crack down on scam artists. In many ...

Research shows improving picture on landlords tackling unpaid rent
Published by Hannah Wooderson for 24dash.com in Housing Monday 8th March 2010 - 10:18am Research shows improving picture on landlords tackling unpaid rent New research out today commissioned by the Tenant Services Authority has shown an improving picture on how housing associations, who are responsible for 2.4 million homes across England, deal ...

New Online Website Helps Renters Manage Rent Payment, Credit, Roommate . - Newsblaze.com
CHICAGO, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- WilliamPaid, an online resource for renters and roommates, launched today bringing relief to the 102 million Americans who live in apartments, condominiums, and other rental units. The comprehensive new website for ...

How to Stop Credit Card Debt w/o Consolidation! | The Finance Blog
Third party debt collection agencies purchase your debt at a low cost with the goal of making a profit on their purchase. You are 100% not required by law to pay a third party whom you did not sign a contract with over the original debt ...

"Ugg boots so toasty your feet will think its summer all year round..
Goodnight says he has seen "nothing really new" competitively since Big Blue bought analytics vendor SPSS Chris Kanaracus 29 October, 2009 08:22 If SAS Institute CEO Jim Goodnight is feeling pressured by IBM's recent US$1.2 billion purchase of rival predictive analytics vendor SPSS, he's not showing it...

Debt Settlement and Mortgage Modification Scams on the Rise, Warns.
'Debt settlement scams and mortgage modifications scams are on the rise in the state of Illinois...

Ex-debt collector found guilty of weapons charges - Buffalo News

Ex-debt collector found guilty of weapons charges
Buffalo News
A Buffalo debt collector arrested on weapons charges following a high-profile raid June 23 was found guilty of four of six counts late Thursday by a State .
Debt Collector Found Guilty On Weapons ChargesCollections & Credit Risk (blog)

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What the ARM Industry is Currently Up Against - InsideARM

What the ARM Industry is Currently Up Against
InsideARM
But an old threat to debt collection agencies is rearing its head with a vengeance. A small town business and lifestyle magazine is currently running a .

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Debt Settlement and Mortgage Modification Scams on the Rise, Warns Chicago Bankruptcy Lawyer Richard Fonfrias (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Experienced Chicago bankruptcy lawyer Richard Fontrias of the Fonfrias Law Group, LLC, warns that the number of debt settlement scams and mortgage modifications scams reported in the state of Illinois is on the increase and that consumers need to better understand their rights under the law in order to take control of their financial future...

More investigations, more questions .
Easiest way to clear all this up is for a full, independent investigation. Local authority 'business' must be transparent and accountable...

Mylan gets upgrade from Moody's
PITTSBURGH Generic drug maker Mylan got an upgrade in its credit rating from Moodya s Investors Service, the company announced Friday...

Darling: We Have Tried to Be Fair Towards Iceland
From London. Photo by PA ll StefA nsson. According to visir.is , Darling explained it will take many years before the Icesave debt has been fully repaid...

Fallen Angels
That's understandable. After all, writer/director Wong Kar-Wai is an intensely visual storyteller, more driven by shaping the imagery of his films -- in crafting mood and atmosphere -- than in piecing together a traditional narrative, bombarding a screenplay with reams of exposition, or bothering with conventional character arcs...

Firm Sanctioned for 'Perfect Storm' of Improper Practices in Debt Collection (Law.com)
A Manhattan law firm committed a "veritable 'perfect storm' of mistakes, errors, misdeeds and improper litigation practices" in trying to collect a debt from a woman, a New York state judge has ruled in ordering sanctions against the firm. Eltman, Eltman & Cooper was ordered to pay $14,800 for a series of ethics rules violations, including "disobeying" a court order dismissing the case by making ...

L'economista ($)mascherato: Improper Practices in Debt Collection
"'High volume' debt collection law practices are subject to the same ethical rules as apply to lawyers handling any other civil litigation matter," the judge observed in Erin Services v. Bohnet, 19984/04. He directed the firm to pay ...

IT'S THE LAW: Know How the Debt Collection Process Works (Key West The Newspaper)
Know your rights and learn to recognize abusive collection practices. Even if you owe a debt, a collector owes you fair treatment and respect for your privacy pursuant to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)...

Firm Sanctioned for 'Perfect Storm' of Improper Practices in Debt . - Law.com
A Manhattan law firm committed a "veritable 'perfect storm' of mistakes, errors, misdeeds and improper litigation practices" in trying to collect a debt from a Long Island, N.Y., woman, a New York state judge has ruled in ordering sanctions against ...

Recent Comments by byrneseyeview - The Business Insider
FX companies often pay affiliates for every signup. That could be what you're seeing here--somebody gets $25 every time someone clicks through their ad and gets a demo account, and they put their ads wherever they expect to get the most traction. It ...

Law that lets hospitals, doctors, colleges grab tax refunds comes under fire - Greenville News

Law that lets hospitals, doctors, colleges grab tax refunds comes under fire
Greenville News
The state Setoff Debt Collection Act has spawned complaints and a state senator's interest. It allows governmental entities to apply to the state Department .

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Florida Foreclosure Defense Blog: Firm Attorneys Attend Fair Debt .
In the near future our law firm will be filing additional lawsuits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, against loan servicers who continued to call our clients after receiving notices that the homeowners had retained an legal ...

Law that lets hospitals, doctors, colleges grab tax refunds comes under fire
COLUMBIA - Fred Floyd of Greenville believes a 1996 law is being stretched when hospital doctors use it to grab tax refunds of patients who owe them money...

Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors - Wall Street Journal

Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors
Wall Street Journal
In May 2002, with the matter still unresolved, the agency turned the debt over to the Treasury for collection. In Oct. 2002, administrative law judge Gary .

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Ron On The Oscars
The Academy Awards were on last night? No shit? Who knew? Turns out Ron feels the same way as I do only he writes a better take down than I could...

Top city court official will resign - Philadelphia Inquirer
. an a collected back debt in $1 . it without a referendum. For years, city and state auditors have criticized Miller's financial management and urged her to hire a collection agency to go after the bail money and more than $280 million in fines ...

Man told: 'Get act together to pay standing court debt' (Bridlington Today)
A HARPHAM man was ordered to "get his act together" and pay outstanding court costs when he appeared before Bridlington Magistrates Court last week. (08/03/2010 06:00:00)..

Exploring Rising Complaints Against Debt Collectors - InsideARM

Exploring Rising Complaints Against Debt Collectors
InsideARM
Is it all of the above? by Cynthia Wilson Consumers filed nearly 120000 complaints against third party debt collection agencies and creditor collection .

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How A Small Enterprise Can Keep Debt Collection Internal And Deal .
When a small firm has done projects for larger firms and one or more has renaged on the latest accounts, the costs of chasing this via solicitors skilled in...

Know your rights in Alabama when dealing with collection agencies .
If you are in such situation and have been for a long time not paying monthly repayments on time then you might have been in a position where debt collection agencies calling you for debt payments. This is the case because your ...

Money Matters: 'Can a debt collector reveal details of my debt?' (Independent)
The seventh in our 'ask the expert' series, which sees Kevin Boon of the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) answer a question on debt collection...

The Government Is Risking a Double Dip
The household balance sheet remains the primary concern with regards to the economic recovery...

CCMP Buys Infogroup for $463 Million Cash, Restructures Debt - BusinessWeek
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- CCMP Capital Advisors LLC agreed to buy Infogroup Inc. in a cash deal valuing the database marketing company at about $463 million. Investors in Omaha, Nebraska-based Infogroup will receive $8 per share, a discount of 2 percent ...

Ridgeview Acreage In Maumelle Joins Metropolitan National Bank's Real Estate Portfolio
More than 275 acres in northwest Maumelle are now part of Little Rock's Metropolitan National Bank's real estate portfolio...

Miguel Barbosa Interviews James Montier EUR Part 1- Value Investing . - GuruFocus
Dear Readers..Im especially happy to post an interview with my friend James Montier. Ive often admired James and count myself fortunate to have learned a great deal from him.Enjoy! Miguel: James its a great pleasure to have you here. Thank ...

Swiss museum puts Polaroids 'in peril' on show (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Snapshots by legendary photographers Ansel Adams and Robert Mapplethorpe will be on show here before the Polaroid collection is sold to settle the debt of the failed firm...

Turmoil hits electricity subscribers - Hurriyet Daily News

Hurriyet Daily News

Turmoil hits electricity subscribers
Hurriyet Daily News
This means that one out of every 10 subscribers has faced a debt collection notice. BEDAƞ has a total of nearly 250.5 million Turkish Liras in receivables .

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Collection Agency Settles FTC Credit Reporting Charges for $1 million - InsideARM

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Collection Agency Settles FTC Credit Reporting Charges for $1 million
InsideARM
A debt collection agency in Ohio has settled FTC charges for $1.1 million. The FTC claimed that the company inaccurately reported information to credit .
Debt Collectors Will Pay More Than $1 Million to Settle FTC ChargesMedia Newswire (press release)

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Rules that the debt collection agency must follow
Are you tired of being harassed by collection agency. Are they calling at all hours of the day and night. You have rights and the collection agency has rules that they have to follow in order to collect a...

Be careful when dealing with debt collectors - Progress Index

Be careful when dealing with debt collectors
Progress Index
It is not a good thing to have to deal with a debt collection company. It means that you have either ignored your legal obligation to repay your debt or .

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Consumer protection week activities begin
Anyone can be scammed at any age. That's the message of this year's National Consumer Week, led by the U.S. Postal Service...

Philly Mag's Philly Cooks 2010
The good people at Chase Sapphire were kind enough to extend us two VIP passes to this event...

FTC Announces Top Consumer Complaints of 2009 - ACA International

FTC Announces Top Consumer Complaints of 2009
ACA International
With 119549 complaints, debt collection received the second highest number of complaints, accounting for 9 percent of all complaints received by the FTC. .

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BBB warns: Online payday lenders claim laws don't apply to them (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
Better Business Bureau is warning cash-strapped families to beware of some online payday lenders that claim they are not beholden to state or federal laws regarding licensing requirements, debt collection practices or caps on interest rates...

Be careful when dealing with debt collectors
It is not a good thing to have to deal with a debt collection company. It means that you have either ignored your legal obligation to repay your debt or forgotten about it...

Rawl makes it official: He'll challenge DeMint
Charleston County Councilman Vic Rawl officially announced his campaign this morning for the U.S. Senate...

Financial fitness: The Eddy Axioms for Financial Fitness - SDNN: San Diego News Network
Part of being able to retire at some point is controlling debt.  Watch your use of credit cards and consumer loans. Estate planning : Have an appropriate estate plan completed and review it periodically.  Be sure to change your will or amend a ...

Your Rights and Debt Collection | BackStreetCredit
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) requires that debt collectors treat you fairly and prohibits certain methods of collection...

Work of debt collectors
SEVERAL readers have written to me asking serious questions about the work of debt collectors, particularly wh-ether they are acting legally or not...

The burden of debt (The Towerlight)
By: Alissa Katz Cost of college education keeps students working longer, paying more for loans   In his last year of college, senior mass communication and electronic media and film major Josh Flynn is living off more than Ramen noodles. Federal aid, private loans and scholarships have put Flynn about $60,000 in the red....

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act forbids collectors from hounding you for a . - Plain Dealer

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act forbids collectors from hounding you for a .
Plain Dealer
The Answer: You can make collectors back off using the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. No one else's debts should ever appear on your credit report, .
New Jersey Assembly Committee Approves Collection LawCollections & Credit Risk (blog)

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Law that lets hospitals, doctors, colleges grab tax refunds comes . - Greenville News
COLUMBIA EUR” Fred Floyd of Greenville believes a 1996 law is being stretched when hospital doctors use it to grab tax refunds of patients who owe them money. That's what happened to his daughter four years ago, he said, when her refund of more than ...

Grampa Bunning's fight for his kids
Seventy-eight-year-old Jim Bunning has nine children and 40 grandchildren. Last week, Daily Kos, a progressive blog, made the Hall of Fame pitcher and U.S. senator a poster boy for the "The Party of Mean" because he asked Congress to pay for a $10 billion extension of unemployment benefits...

What Would Be The Best Method To Attempt To Recover A Bad Debt .
So, do you use a Debt Collection business, engage a solicitor, or do you buy a package of information and Debt Collection Software with templates for the Debt Collection Letters and do it yourself? The last thing you want to do is spoil ...

Be careful when dealing with debt collectors (The Petersburg Progress-Index)
It is not a good thing to have to deal with a debt collection company. It means that you have either ignored your legal obligation to repay your debt or forgotten about it. Whichever, it means that the company to which you owe money has written you off a..

Judge: pay fines or find jail
A local judge has a message for anyone who owes court fines or fees: Pay up immediately or an officer will track you down and take you to jail...



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